RE: "Web Security Context" live live live

I don't see confidentiality as being subordinate to authentication (viz
classic "CIA" triad).  Nor would I want our title to imply that the
scope is limited to authentication.

I like the name Web Security Context!  It states clearly & simply
exactly what we're about.  And, just a matter of W3C procedure, it's the
name that's in our approved charter.

That being said, I do favor defining exactly what we mean by "web",
"security" and "context"  very prominently in the Note:

 - WEB could be browsers, or browsers plus email, or all HTML/HTTP
clients, or all TCP/IP clients, or any number of other things.  We mean
browsers, right?

 - SECURITY for our purposes should include site authentication (not to
be confused with user authentication), transmission confidentiality,
site & transmission integrity, and site reputation.

 - CONTEXT implies security indicators in the UI (semantic chrome).

-----Original Message-----
From: public-wsc-wg-request@w3.org [mailto:public-wsc-wg-request@w3.org]
On Behalf Of Close, Tyler J.
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 3:24 PM
To: public-wsc-wg@w3.org
Subject: "Web Security Context" die die die


As discussed on the telecon today, I've found the name "Web Security
Context" to be purely an impediment in explaining to people what this
Working Group is doing. We're going to pick a document title and short
name soon, so I am starting a thread to pick a better name.

I think a first step is to get the term "user interface" into the name.
This WG is *all* about UI, so let's put that in the name.

Looking over our draft Note and use cases, it also seems this WG is
mostly about website authentication to the user, so let's get that into
the name as well. Confidentiality and data integrity can be seen as
subordinate to authentication, since without authentication their
meaning is less clear.

As a first kick at the can, I suggest the name "WAUI: Website
Authentication User Interface", pronounced "wowie".

Tyler

Received on Tuesday, 13 February 2007 23:58:14 UTC